A61F 2230/0086
Pyramidal, tetrahedral, or wedge-shaped
A61F2230/0086 (Pyramidal, tetrahedral, or wedge-shaped) appears on 271 US grants and 280 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 271
- Published applications
- 280
- Assignees
- 154
- Inventors
- 486
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 6 |
| 2002 | 6 | 11 |
| 2003 | 13 | 20 |
| 2004 | 8 | 16 |
| 2005 | 8 | 18 |
| 2006 | 2 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 14 |
| 2011 | 10 | 9 |
| 2012 | 12 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 11 | 16 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 17 |
| 2017 | 10 | 12 |
| 2018 | 15 | 16 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020 | 14 | 16 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatus of performing spine surgery8 Sep 2026US 12,728,013 B2NuVasive, Inc.
- Expandable intervertebral implant1 Sep 2026US 12,721,732 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Hair implants comprising enhanced anchoring and medical safety features2 Jun 2026US 12,642,642 B2Loria Hair Implant Company LLC
- Anchoring method for reducing cardiac valve regurgitation20 Jan 2026US 12,527,664 B2Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Closed tip dynamic microvalve protection device23 Dec 2025US 12,502,479 B2TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
- Closed Tip Dynamic Microvalve Protection Device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199598 A1TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
- Transcatheter heart valves with improved blood flow19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076797 A1Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Solid substrates for promoting cell and tissue growth29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027261 A1Cartiheal (2009) Ltd.
- Skirt for implantable medical device11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375289 A1Greatbatch Ltd.
- Multifunctional textured devices14 Aug 2025US 2025/0255711 A1BVW Invest AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Unitary surgical device and method1,255US 7,163,563 B2DePuy Products, Inc. · 2007
- Distal protection device916US 5,814,064 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Instrumentation and method for creating an intervertebral space for receiving an implant727US 6,224,607 B12001
- Distal protection device and method655US 6,001,118 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 1999
- Vertebral implant adapted for posterior insertion556US 6,572,653 B12003